Glebe House is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. House. 1 related planning application.
Glebe House
- WRENN ID
- north-iron-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- Glebe House, 38, High Street, Melbourn, SG8 6DZ
- OS grid reference
- TL 383 448
- Coordinates
- 52.08507, 0.01707
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Glebe House, formerly the vicarage, was built around 1835. It is constructed of grey brick that has been stuccoed and incised to resemble stone ashlar, topped with a hipped slate roof and internal stacks. The house has a double pile plan with offices and services located at the rear and to the left. It stands two storeys high with a symmetrical facade featuring three recessed twelve-pane hung sash windows, which are framed by clasping corner pilasters. There are two steps leading up to the central doorway, which has a narrow hood supported by enriched console brackets. The double doorway consists of panelled doors and a rectangular fanlight above. A round-headed arch is present over the staircase window in the rear wall.
Inside, a vestibule leads to a hall with family and service rooms branching off. The open staircase features stick balusters. The ground floor rooms include one original white marble fireplace and one grey marble fireplace. There are fitted bookcases in one room, which is dated 1853 and likely served as the incumbent's study and parish room.
Local climate
Glebe House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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